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Alcohol Abuse Testing |
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FAQs
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Alcohol Abuse Test:
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some cases, it is important to have an expert available to
help the court understand the value of this science, and to
interpret the results.
For expert interpretation of any alcohol or drug test results
the BioPharma Institute recommends Dr. Carl M. Selavka (see
brief biography located below). Expert testimonials may including
interpretation of how a particular result correlates to a
level of alcohol consumed during the period tested for. Dr.
Selavka is available for written, live video, or in-person
testimonials. Fees for expert testimonials are variable, and
offered on a case-by-case basis. Contact
us if an expert testimonial will be required:
Call (888) 4-BIO-LRN or email support@abusecheck.com.
For Expert Witness Testimonials:
CARL M. SELAVKA, Ph.D.
Carl Selavka is a forensic scientist specializing in esoteric
toxicology, explosives and arson. His career has been spent
working with operational, academic and legal agencies to enhance
forensic service infrastructures, quality and capacities.
His toxicology specialties have been focused on hair, urine
and oral fluid drug testing, hair and blood alcohol bio-markers,
and the application of non-traditional forensics to harvest
probative scientific information when normal tests would fail.
A bullet summary of his background is provided below.
Current:
- Forensic Toxicologist – Avee Laboratories,
Clearwater FL – Serving as a specialty resource for
a Pain Management lab testing over 1300 patients per day,
using highly automated pre-analytical and LC-MS/MS instruments
for comprehensive determinations of prescription compliance
and redundancies.
- Forensic Reporting Officer – Trimega
Laboratories, Ltd. (London, UK; Cape Town, SA; Ulm, Germany)
– Senior scientist delivering Hair Drug and Hair Alcohol
Bio-Marker Testing contractor services to the EU (UK Family
Court system [civil litigation, child protection & divorce
/ custody])
- Consulting Forensic Scientist –
Department of Defense & para-military organizations
– Expert witness and consultant (criminal & work-place
drug testing cases for civilian subjects / leadership teams)
APR 09 – APR 10:
- Production Services Manager –
US Air Force Drug Testing Laboratory, Brooks City-Base (San
Antonio), Texas – Managed technical and administrative
operational aspects of the Specimen Processing, Screening,
Confirmation and Quality Control Branches of this DoD-accredited
FUDT lab
SEP 07 – SEP 08:
- Forensic Science Officer (Full-time
Contractor) – Stationed: US Army Criminal Investigation
Lab (USACIL; Ft. Gillem GA) – helped design and implement
the DoD Forensic Enterprise System (DFES)
Prior ~10 yrs:
- Director – MA State Police Crime Lab System
(MSPCLS; Sudbury+Maynard + 6 Sat Labs)
Prior to MSPCLS:
- (1996-1998): Director – Office of Forensic
Services (NYS DCJS)
- (1991-1996): Director – Forensic Operations
& Criminalistics (NMS-Labs, a private Crime
Lab & Forensic Toxicology lab in Willow Grove, PA)
- (1987-1991): Assistant OIC / Operations Officer
– US Army Drug Testing Lab (Tripler AMC, HI)
Other Forensics:
- Created and taught a 40-hr Graduate (MS) course on Forensic
Toxicology and Controlled Substance Analysis in the Forensic
Science program at Penn State University (Contracted Visiting
Professor)
- Created and taught a 40-hr Undergrad course on Forensic
Toxicology at SUNY-Albany (Northeast Regional Forensic Institute;
NERFI)
- NIJ Senior Program Manager (Investigative and Forensic
Science Division [IFSD])
Professional Status:
- Accreditation Inspector for the DHHS
National Lab Certification Program (NLCP,
mandatory Federal urine drug testing lab accreditation),
contracted through RTI-International; ISO-17025 qualified
- Served on Board of Directors for the National
Forensic Science Technology Center (NFSTC), Largo
FL
- Former President of the American Board of Criminalistics
(ABC, voluntary forensic certification Board) and FEPAC
Commissioner (voluntary national accreditation for BS/BA,
MS, and PhD forensic programs)
- AAFS Fellow in Criminalistics, Member
of SOFT, NEAFS, MAAFS, ACS, ASCLD, & ASTM E-30 with
~60 peer-reviewed and technical publications and ~180 formal
forensic presentations
NOTE: Full Resume is Available
by Request
Contact
us if an expert testimonial will be required:
Call (888) 4-BIO-LRN or email support@abusecheck.com.
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HAA
Test Product Benefits: |
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Accredited and certified to ISO 9001
and 17025 for the provision of clinical testing services for substances
of abuse by LRQA, a UKAS accredited body. |
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Accepted laboratory procedures and
techniques. |
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Accurate, simple, and non-invasive. |
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Establish your client's average alcohol
consumption over a period of time, up to 6 months. |
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Allows for longer detection time
as the hair is resistant to alterations. |
| The AbuseCheck™ Hair Alcohol Test (HAT)
is a non-invasive testing procedure which provides a definitive
timeline of alcohol abuse. It has been used by law enforcement agencies,
healthcare professionals, and employers to identify individuals
with recent histories of alcohol abuse.
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on alcohol test, alcohol facts, alcohol problems, drugs and alcohol
abuse, alcohol testers, effects of alcohol abuse, teenage alcohol
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